The Juxe: "In No Time At All This Will Be the Distant Past"

I’m not a huge Father John Misty fan, but the songs of his I like, I really like.

The title of this post comes from his song Ballad of the Dying Man. It’s a sentiment I try and keep in mind. When times are good it reminds me to be present and to enjoy the moment while it’s here. When times aren’t good it reminds me that those times will soon be over.

The song itself isn’t really about that idea, necessarily. But it’s a really good song. There’s no real music video for it, and the live versions are nowhere near as pretty. So here is the official audio from the album itself.

Here are some of my other FJM favorites.

Hollywood Forever Cemetary

The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment

The next couple of songs sort of go together. They’re from his album God’s Favorite Customer. It’s an album he wrote while holed up in a hotel for a couple months dealing with depression and delusions. The song, “Mr. Tillman” (Father John Misty’s real name is Josh Tillman) is kind of an amusing/creepy look at this time (with an amusing and creepy video as well). “Please Don’t Die,” is a more raw, vulnerable take on the same time, with the chorus coming from his wife’s perspective as she was dealing with him during this period.